ML113270380
| ML113270380 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 11/23/2011 |
| From: | Mark Haire Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Matthew Sunseri Wolf Creek |
| References | |
| 50-482/12-301 | |
| Download: ML113270380 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000482/2012301
Text
UNITED STATES
NUC LE AR RE G ULATO RY C O M M I S S I O N
R E GI ON I V
612 EAST LAMAR BLVD , SU I TE 400
AR LI N GTON , TEXAS 76011-4125
November 23, 2011
Matthew W. Sunseri, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation
P.O. Box 411
Burlington, KS 66839
SUBJECT: WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORPORATION - NOTIFICATION OF
NRC INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAMINATION 05000482/2012301
Dear Mr. Sunseri:
In a telephone conversation on October 26, 2011 between Messrs. Brendan Ryan, Acting
Operations Training NRC Examination Supervisor, and Brian Larson, Chief Examiner,
arrangements were made for the administration of a retake licensing examination at Wolf Creek
Nuclear Operating Corporation during the week of January 16, 2012.
As agreed during the telephone conversation, your staff will prepare the examination based on
the guidelines in NUREG-1021, Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power
Reactors, Revision 9, Supplement 1, and NUREG-1122, Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for
Nuclear Power Plant Operators, Revision 2, Supplement 1. The NRCs regional office will
discuss with your staff any changes that might be necessary before the examination is
administered.
To meet the above schedule, it will be necessary for your staff to furnish the examination
outlines by November 4, 2011. The walkthrough portion of the operating test and supporting
reference materials identified in Attachment 3 to ES-201 will be due by November 23, 2011.
Pursuant to Title 10, Section 55.40(b)(3), of the Code of Federal Regulations, an authorized
representative of the facility licensee shall approve the outlines and test before they are
submitted to the NRC for review and approval. All materials shall be complete and ready-to-
use. We request that any personal, proprietary, sensitive unclassified, or safeguards
information in your response be contained in a separate enclosure and appropriately marked.
Any delay in receiving the required examination and reference materials, or the submittal of
inadequate or incomplete materials, may cause the examination to be rescheduled. In addition,
your support for on-site validation of the examination is required during the week of January 16,
2012.
In order to conduct the requested operating test, it will be necessary for your staff to provide
adequate space and accommodations in accordance with ES-402 and to make the simulation
facility available on the dates noted above.
M. Sunseri -2-
Appendix E to NUREG-1021 contains a number of NRC policies and guidelines that will be in
effect while the operating test is being administered.
To permit timely NRC review and evaluation, your staff should submit the preliminary senior
operator license application (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval number 3150-
0090), medical certifications (OMB approval number 3150-0024), and waiver request (if any)
(OMB approval number 3150-0090) at least 30 days before the examination date. If the
application is not received at least 30 days before the examination date, a postponement may
be necessary. The signed application certifying that all training has been completed should be
submitted at least 14 days before the examination date.
This letter contains information collections that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). These information collections were approved by OMB, under
approval number 3150-0018, which expires on February 28, 2013. The public reporting burden
for this collection of information is estimated to average 50 hours5.787037e-4 days <br />0.0139 hours <br />8.267196e-5 weeks <br />1.9025e-5 months <br /> per response, including the
time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and
reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any
other aspect of these information collections, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to
the Records and FOIA/Privacy Services Branch (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by Internet electronic mail to
INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV.
The NRC may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an
information collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its
enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document
Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the
electronic Reading Room page of the NRCs public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-
rm/adams.html.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Mr. Ryan has been advised of the policies and
guidelines referenced in this letter. If you have any questions regarding the NRCs examination
procedures and guidelines, please contact Mr. Larson at 817-276-8172, or myself at 817-860-
8159.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mark Haire, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
M. Sunseri -3-
Docket: 50-482
Licenses: NPF-42
cc: via Electronic Distribution - Wolf Creek
M. Sunseri -4-
Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)
Deputy Regional Administrator (Art.Howell@nrc.gov)
DRP Director (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)
DRP Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)
DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)
DRS Deputy Director (Tom.Blount@nrc.gov)
Senior Resident Inspector (Chris.Long@nrc.gov)
Resident Inspector (Charles.Peabody@nrc.gov)
WC Administrative Assistant (Shirley.Allen@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRS/OB (Mark.Haire@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRP/B (Geoffrey.Miller@nrc.gov)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/B (Rick.Deese@nrc.gov)
Project Engineer, DRP/B (Nestor.Makris@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)
Project Manager (Randy.Hall@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Dale.Powers@nrc.gov)
RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)
Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)
Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)
OEMail Resource
RIV/ETA: OEDO (Mark.Franke@nrc.gov)
DRS/TSB STA (Dale.Powers@nrc.gov)
SUNSI Rev Compl. Yes No ADAMS Yes No Reviewer Initials BTL
Publicly Avail Yes No Sensitive Yes No Sens. Type Initials BTL
SOE:OB C:OB
BTLarson MHaire
/RA/ /RA/
11/18/11 11/22/11
M. Sunseri -5-
OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax